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- NTM classification
- A15: Authorization requirement for importers for sanitary and phytosanitary reasons
- Date when the measure came into force
- 03 July 2013
- Publication where the measure is specified
- Official Gazette nº 31 of 05/08/2013
- Regulation where the measure is specified
- Ministerial Instructions N° 21/2013 Of 03/07/2013 Declaring Compulsory Rwandan Standards
- Country/Region applying the measure
- Rwanda
- The rationale of the measure
- These instructions declare and enforce Rwandan Compulsory Standards.
- Coded list of objectives
- X: For purposes n.e.s.
- Description of the measure
- Article 5: Registration
Any natural person, corporate body or business enterprise importing or manufacturing products falling under the scope of Compulsory Standards shall register with the relevant Competent Authority. - Reference of the measure
- Art 5
- Measure also domestic
- No
Products affected by the measure.
| Code | Product | Partial coverage | Partial coverage indication | Date in | Date out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG: 1 | All products | Yes | Brown sugar Refined white sugar Plantation (mill) White Sugar Dextrose Monohydrate (Glucose Powder) | ||
| 1001 | Wheat and meslin. | Yes | Wheat and durum wheat grains | ||
| 1005 | Maize (corn). | Yes | Grain | ||
| 1007 | Grain sorghum. | Yes | Grain | ||
| 0708 | Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled. | Yes | Dry beans | ||
| 1201 | Soya beans, whether or not broken. | No | |||
| 1101.00.00 | Wheat or meslin flour. | Yes | Wheat flour | ||
| 1102.20.00 | - Maize (corn) flour | No | |||
| 1102.90.00 | - Other | Yes | Millet and sorghum flour | ||
| 1006 | Rice. | Yes | Milled rice | ||
| 1108.12.00 | -- Maize (corn) starch | No | |||
| 1208.10.00 | - Of soya beans | Yes | Edible Full Fat Soybean Flour | ||
| 1704.10.00 | - Chewing gum, whether or not sugar-coated | No | |||
| 1704.90.00 | - Other | Yes | Sugar Confectionary Part1: High Boiled Sweets Sugar Confectionary ▬ Part 2:Caramel,toffees and Fudge | ||
| 1902 | Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed (with meat or other substances) or otherwise prepared, such as spaghetti, macaroni, noodles, lasagne, gnocchi, ravioli, cannelloni; couscous, whether or not prepared. | Yes | Pasta products | ||
| 1905 | Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products. | Yes | bread, cakes, cookies | ||
| 1103.13.00 | -- Of maize (corn) | Yes | fortified | ||
| 2501.00.00 | Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents; sea water. | Yes | fortified | ||
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | Yes | fortified | ||
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | Yes | fortified | ||
| 1101.00.00 | Wheat or meslin flour. | Yes | fortified | ||
| 1901 | Malt extract; food preparations of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa or containing less than 40 % by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included; food preparations of goods of | No | |||
| 2007 | Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit or nut pur | No | |||
| 2008.11.00 | -- Ground-nuts | No | |||
| 2103.90.00 | - Other | Yes | chilli sauce | ||
| 2008.99.00 | -- Other | Yes | cooked packaged beans | ||
| 0901 | Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated; coffee husks and skins; coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion. | Yes | roasted | ||
| 0902.10.00 | - Green tea (not fermented) in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3 kg | No | |||
| 0902.20.00 | - Other green tea (not fermented) | No | |||
| 0409.00.00 | Natural honey. | No | |||
| 1521.90.00 | - Other | Yes | beeswax | ||
| PG: 11 | Dairy products | Yes | MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS Unprocessed Whole Milk Pasteurized Liquid Milk Fermented (Cultured) Milks UHT Milk Milk powders and Cream powders Yoghurt Gouda Cheese creamy cheese Butter | ||
| 1601.00.00 | Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood; food preparations based on these products. | Yes | sausage | ||
| 1602 | Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood. | Yes | canned corned beef | ||
| PG: 14 | Poultry meat | Yes | Dressed chicken | ||
| 0302.89.00 | -- Other | Yes | fresh fin fish | ||
| 0304.99.00 | -- Other | Yes | fresh fin fish fillet | ||
| 1604 | Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs. | Yes | canned in tomato sauce | ||
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | No | |||
| PG: 12 | Baby food | Yes | Processed Cereals based Foods for Infants and Children Breakfast Cereals-Part2:Flaked breakfast Cereals Infant food formula | ||
| 1106.20.00 | - Of sago or of roots or tubers of heading 07.14 | Yes | High Quality Cassava flour Dried Cassava flour Cassava wheat composite flour Food grade cassava starch | ||
| 2005.20.00 | - Potatoes | Yes | fried potato chips | ||
| 31 | Fertilisers | No | |||
| 3808.91 | -- Insecticides | Yes | Pyrethrins based insecticides spray application Household insecticidal aerosols | ||
| 2308.00.00 | Vegetable materials and vegetable waste, vegetable residues and by-products, whether or not in the form of pellets, of a kind used in animal feeding, not elsewhere specified or included. | No | |||
| 2309 | Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding. | No | |||
| PG: 22 | Cosmetics | Yes | COSMETICS AND RELATED PRODUCTS Labeling of Cosmetic products Labeling and marking of pharmaceutical products Cosmetic raw materials and adjuncts Cosmetic raw materials and adjuncts Toothpaste Cosmetic creams, lotions and gels for skin care-Specification Skin powders -Part1: Body and face powders Skin Powders▬ Part 2: baby Powders Body oils Baby soaps Toilet soap Carbolic toilet soap-specification Antibacterial solid toilet soap ━ Hair oils Formulated powder hair dyes, Aryl Diamine based Chemical hair relaxers and hair waving products Chemical depilatories Henna powder Cologne Pomades and Solid Brilliantines Nail polish removers Nail polish | ||
| 3402 | Organic surface-active agents (other than soap); surface-active preparations, washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning preparations, whether or not containing soap, other than those of heading 34.01. | Yes | washing bars | ||
| 9619 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material. | No | |||
| PG: 32 | Textile products | No | |||
| 3405.10.00 | - Polishes, creams and similar preparations for footwear or leather | No | |||
| 4820.20.00 | - Exercise books | No | |||
| 4012 | Retreaded or used pneumatic tyres of rubber; solid or cushion tyres, tyre treads and tyre flaps, of rubber. | Yes | retreaded car and commercial vehicle tyres | ||
| 2523 | Portland cement, aluminous cement, slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers. | Yes | cement | ||
| 6810.11.00 | -- Building blocks and bricks | No | |||
| 6810.91.00 | -- Prefabricated structural components for building or civil engineering | No | |||
| 6810.99.90 | --- Other | Yes | clay roofing tiles | ||
| 3917 | Tubes, pipes and hoses, and fittings therefor (for example, joints, elbows, flanges), of plastics. | Yes | PIPES AND FITTINGS Plastics piping systems for water supply and for buried and above-ground drainage and sewerage under pressure — Unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U) | ||
| 72 | Iron and steel | Yes | Steel and Steel Products Steel for the reinforcement of concrete ─ Part 1:Plain bars Steel for the reinforcement of concrete ─ Part 2:Ribbed bars Steel, carbon and high — strength, low — sheet and cold — rolled sheet Hot — rolled steel sheet of high yield stress structural quality Galvanized plain and corrugated steel sheets Hot — dip aluminium — zinc coated plain and corrugated steel sheets Pre — painted metal coated steel sheets and coils Structural steels Continuous hot dip zinc ▬ Coated carbon steel sheets of structural quality Cold reduced carbon steel sheet according to hardness requirements Cold reduced steel sheets of structural quality Retreated car and commercial vehicle tyres | ||
| 2710.12.10 | --- Motor Spirit (gasoline) regular | Yes | unleaded | ||
| 2710.12.20 | --- Motor Spirit (gasoline) premium | Yes | unleaded | ||
| 8516 | Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters; electric space heating apparatus and soil heating apparatus; electro-thermic hair-dressing apparatus (for example, hair dryers, hair curlers, curling tong heaters) and hand dryers; ele | No | |||
| 8535 | Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, fuses, lightning arresters, voltage limiters, surge suppressors, plugs and other connectors, junction boxe | Yes | plugs, sockets | ||
| 8536 | Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, relays, fuses, surge suppressors, plugs, sockets, lamp-holders and other connectors, junction boxes), for | Yes | plugs, sockets | ||
| 8506 | Primary cells and primary batteries. | No | |||
| 8544 | Insulated (including enamelled or anodised) wire, cable (including co-axial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fibre cables, made up of individually sheathed fibres, whether or not assembled with | No | |||
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | No |
- Description
- SUGARS AND SUGAR PRODUCTS
Brown sugar
Refined white sugar
Plantation (mill) White Sugar
Dextrose Monohydrate (Glucose Powder)
Sugar Confectionary Part1: High Boiled Sweets
Sugar Confectionary ▬ Part 2:Caramel,toffees and Fudge
Sugar Confectionary▬ Part3: Chewing Gum and bubble Gum
Glucose Syrup ▬ Specification
CEREALS, PULSES AND CEREAL PRODUCTS
Milled Rice
Whole maize meal
Maize Grains
Milled maize products
Edible Maize starch
Wheat and Durum Wheat Grains
Whole Wheat Flour
Wheat flour
Millet flour
Composite Flour
Sorghum Grains
Dry beans
Sorghum flour
Soya Bean
Edible Full Fat Soybean Flour
Biscuit-Specification
Pasta Products
Bread
FORTIFIED PRODUCTS
Fortified Milled Maize (Corn) Products
Fortified Salt
Fortified Edible Oils and Fats
Fortified Sugar
Fortified Wheat Flour
PROCESSED PRODUCTS
Milk— based foods
Cakes
Cookies
Fruit Jams, Jellies and Marmalades
Peanut Butter
Chilli Sauce
Ground cassava leaves (ISOMBE)
Fresh Tofu
Cooked Packaged Beans
Cooked Packaged Maize
Roasted macadamia-specification
EDIBLE OILS AND FATS
Edible fats and Oils
Named Animal fats
Edible palm Oil
Named vegetable oils
Edible fats and oils
TEA AND COFFEE
Black tea
Roasted Coffee Beans and Roasted Ground Coffee
Instant (soluble) Coffee
Green coffee
Green Tea
HONEY AND BEEKEEPING
bee-products
Honey
MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS
Unprocessed Whole Milk
Pasteurized Liquid Milk
Fermented (Cultured) Milks
UHT Milk
Milk powders and Cream powders
Yoghurt
Gouda Cheese
creamy cheese
Butter
MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS INCLUDING FISH
Sausage ▬ Part1: Fresh, Cooked and Smoked Pork and Sausages, pork and Beef Sausage meat
Canned Corned Beef
Fish
Dressed poultry (Chicken)
Fresh Fin Fish ▬ Part1: Fresh whole fish
Fresh Fin Fish ▬ Part2: Fresh fish fillet
Canned Fish in Tomato Sauce
BEVERAGES AND DRINKING WATERS
Containerized mineral water
Potable Water
Concentrated Passion fruit juice preserved exclusively by physical means
Fruits nectars
Fruits squashes
Fruit Flavoured Drinks
Fruits flavoured drink in solid form
Fruit-based soft drinks ▬ Part 1:Soft drinks with Fruit Juice
Fruit-based soft drinks ▬ Part 2:Comminuted fruit based soft drinks
Health drinks Part 1: Vitamin C-based health drinks
Energy Drinks Part 1: Ready-to-drink Energy drinks
Glucose based energy drink
Soft Drinks
Carbonated and Non – carbonated beverages
Soybean Milk and Drinks
Neutral Spirits for manufacture of alcoholic beverages
Fruit Wines
Gin
Brandy
Whisky
Rum
Vodka
Still table wines
Sparkling Wines
Fortified Wines
Beer
INFANT FOODS
Processed Cereals based Foods for
Infants and Children
Breakfast Cereals-Part2:Flaked breakfast Cereals
Infant food formula
EDIBLE OILS AND FATS
Margarine
Named Vegetable Oils
ROOTS AND TUBERS
High Quality Cassava flour
Dried cassava chips
Cassava flour
Cassava wheat composite flour
Food grade cassava starch
Cassava crisps
Potato crisps
Frozen potato chips
Fried potato chips
FERTILIZERS AND PESTICIDES
Calcium ammonium nitrate
Solid compound fertilizer
Granulated Superphosphate fertilizers
Urea fertilizer grade
Pyrethrins based insecticides spray application
Household insecticidal aerosols
ANIMAL FEEDS
Compounded poultry feeds
cattle feeds
COSMETICS AND RELATED PRODUCTS
Labeling of Cosmetic products
Labeling and marking of pharmaceutical products
Cosmetic raw materials and adjuncts
Cosmetic raw materials and adjuncts
Toothpaste
Cosmetic creams, lotions and gels for skin care-Specification
Skin powders -Part1: Body and face powders
Skin Powders▬ Part 2: baby Powders
Body oils
Baby soaps
Toilet soap
Carbolic toilet soap-specification
Antibacterial solid toilet soap ━
Hair oils
Formulated powder hair dyes, Aryl
Diamine based
Chemical hair relaxers and hair waving products
Chemical depilatories
Henna powder
Cologne
Pomades and Solid Brilliantines
Nail polish removers
Nail polish
TOILETRIES AND SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS
Washing bars
Synthetic laundry detergents for household use
Detergent for industrial dishwashing equipment
CONSUMER PRODUCTS
Sanitary towels
Baby napkins
Textiles
Polishes ▬Part1: Shoe wax solvent paste type
Toilet paper
Exercise books
Aluminium pigment for paints
Road marking paints
Bleaching Agents - Part — 1:Sodium hypochlorite solutions for water treatment
Methylated/Denatured spirit
Retreaded car and commercial vehicle tyres
BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING
Cements
Cement blocks and Bricks –
Precast reinforced box culverts
Concrete poles for telephone, power and lighting purposes
Precast concrete paving blocks
aggregates from natural sources for use in concrete
Burnt building bricks-Specifications
Clay roofing tiles
Burnt clay building blocks
PIPES AND FITTINGS
Plastics piping systems for water supply and for buried and above-ground drainage and sewerage under pressure — Unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U)
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND METALLURGY
Steel and Steel Products
Steel for the reinforcement of concrete ─ Part 1:Plain bars
Steel for the reinforcement of concrete ─ Part 2:Ribbed bars
Steel, carbon and high — strength, low — sheet and cold — rolled sheet
Hot — rolled steel sheet of high yield stress structural quality
Galvanized plain and corrugated steel sheets
Hot — dip aluminium — zinc coated plain and corrugated steel sheets
Pre — painted metal coated steel sheets and coils
Structural steels
Continuous hot dip zinc ▬ Coated carbon steel sheets of structural quality
Cold reduced carbon steel sheet according to hardness requirements
Cold reduced steel sheets of structural quality
Retreated car and commercial vehicle tyres
PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
Gasoline(Petrol)unleaded
Automotive diesel
Refillable welded steel gas cylinders
Low pressure liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) Regulator
Unified Valve for Liquefied Petroleum gas Cylinders for Domestic Use
Liquefied petroleum gases (LPG)
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Electric toys
Conductors of insulated cables
Primary batteries
Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes ▬ Secondary lithium cells and batteries for portable applications
Household and similar electrical appliances ▬ appliances for heating liquids
Household and similar electrical appliances ▬ instantaneous water heaters
Household and similar electrical appliances ▬ deep fat fryers, frying pans and similar appliances
Household and similar electrical appliances ▬ Kitchen machines
Household and similar electrical appliances ▬ electric irons
Household and similar electrical appliances ▬ refrigerating appliances and ice – cream appliances and ice - makers
Household and similar electrical appliances ▬ microwave ovens, including combination microwave ovens
Household and similar electrical appliances ▬ grills, toasters and similar portable cooking appliances
Household and similar electrical appliances ▬ battery chargers
Household and similar electrical appliances ▬ washing machines
Household and similar electrical appliances ▬ for skin or hair care
Household and similar electrical appliances ▬ storage water heaters
Household and similar electrical appliances ▬ or shaves, hair clippers and similar appliance
Polyvinyl chloride insulated cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750V ▬ Non – sheathed cables for fixed wiring.
Polyvinyl chloride insulated cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750V ▬ Sheathed cables for fixed wiring.
Polyvinyl chloride insulated cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750V – Flexible cables (cords).
Polyvinyl chloride insulated cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750V
▬ Lift cables and cables for flexible connections fixed wiring.
Polyvinyl chloride insulated cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750V ▬ Flexible cables screened and unscreened with two or more conductors.
Plugs, Socket –outlets for house hold and similar purposes ▬ fused plugs
Plugs, Socket –outlets for house hold and similar purposes ▬ socket outlets for appliances
Plugs, Socket –outlets for house hold and similar purposes ▬ switched socket outlets without interlock for fixed installations
Plugs, Socket –outlets for house hold and similar purposes ▬ plugs and socket outlets for SELV
Power cables with extruded insulation and their accessories for rated voltages from 1 kV(Um = 1,2 kV) up to 30 kV(Um= 36kV) Part 1:Cables for rated voltages of 1 kV(Um=1,2kV) and 3 kV(Um=3,6kV)
Countries/Regions affected by the measure.
| Inclusion/Exclusion | Country | Date in | Date out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Entire world |
- Description
- All countries
